[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 97 (Thursday, June 25, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7102-S7108]
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                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 1365. Mr. NELSON of Nebraska (for himself and Ms. Murkowski) 
proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 2918, making appropriations for 
the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, 
and for other purposes; as follows:

       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:

     That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in 
     the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the legislative 
     branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for 
     other purposes, namely:

                                TITLE I

                           LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

                                 SENATE

                           Expense Allowances

       For expense allowances of the Vice President, $20,000; the 
     President Pro Tempore of the Senate, $40,000; Majority Leader 
     of the Senate, $40,000; Minority Leader of the Senate, 
     $40,000; Majority Whip of the Senate, $10,000; Minority Whip 
     of the Senate, $10,000; Chairmen of the Majority and Minority 
     Conference Committees, $5,000 for each Chairman; and Chairmen 
     of the Majority and Minority Policy Committees, $5,000 for 
     each Chairman; in all, $180,000.

    Representation Allowances for the Majority and Minority Leaders

       For representation allowances of the Majority and Minority 
     Leaders of the Senate, $15,000 for each such Leader; in all, 
     $30,000.

                    Salaries, Officers and Employees

       For compensation of officers, employees, and others as 
     authorized by law, including agency contributions, 
     $178,982,000, which shall be paid from this appropriation 
     without regard to the following limitations:

                      office of the vice president

       For the Office of the Vice President, $2,517,000.

                  office of the president pro tempore

       For the Office of the President Pro Tempore, $752,000.

              offices of the majority and minority leaders

       For Offices of the Majority and Minority Leaders, 
     $5,212,000.

               offices of the majority and minority whips

       For Offices of the Majority and Minority Whips, $3,288,000.

                      committee on appropriations

       For salaries of the Committee on Appropriations, 
     $15,844,000.

                         conference committees

       For the Conference of the Majority and the Conference of 
     the Minority, at rates of compensation to be fixed by the 
     Chairman of each such committee, $1,726,000 for each such 
     committee; in all, $3,452,000.

 offices of the secretaries of the conference of the majority and the 
                       conference of the minority

       For Offices of the Secretaries of the Conference of the 
     Majority and the Conference of the Minority, $850,000.

                           policy committees

       For salaries of the Majority Policy Committee and the 
     Minority Policy Committee, $1,763,000 for each such 
     committee; in all, $3,526,000.

                         office of the chaplain

       For Office of the Chaplain, $415,000.

                        office of the secretary

       For Office of the Secretary, $25,790,000.

             office of the sergeant at arms and doorkeeper

       For Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, 
     $70,000,000.

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        offices of the secretaries for the majority and minority

       For Offices of the Secretary for the Majority and the 
     Secretary for the Minority, $1,836,000.

               agency contributions and related expenses

       For agency contributions for employee benefits, as 
     authorized by law, and related expenses, $45,500,000.

            Office of the Legislative Counsel of the Senate

       For salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legislative 
     Counsel of the Senate, $7,154,000.

                     Office of Senate Legal Counsel

       For salaries and expenses of the Office of Senate Legal 
     Counsel, $1,544,000.

Expense Allowances of the Secretary of the Senate, Sergeant at Arms and 
Doorkeeper of the Senate, and Secretaries for the Majority and Minority 
                             of the Senate

       For expense allowances of the Secretary of the Senate, 
     $7,500; Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, 
     $7,500; Secretary for the Majority of the Senate, $7,500; 
     Secretary for the Minority of the Senate, $7,500; in all, 
     $30,000.

                   Contingent Expenses of the Senate

                      inquiries and investigations

       For expenses of inquiries and investigations ordered by the 
     Senate, or conducted under paragraph 1 of rule XXVI of the 
     Standing Rules of the Senate, section 112 of the Supplemental 
     Appropriations and Rescission Act, 1980 (Public Law 96-304), 
     and Senate Resolution 281, 96th Congress, agreed to March 11, 
     1980, $145,500,000.

expenses of the united states senate caucus on international narcotics 
                                control

       For expenses of the United States Senate Caucus on 
     International Narcotics Control, $520,000.

                        secretary of the senate

       For expenses of the Office of the Secretary of the Senate, 
     $2,000,000.

             sergeant at arms and doorkeeper of the senate

       For expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and 
     Doorkeeper of the Senate, $153,601,000, which shall remain 
     available until September 30, 2014.

                          miscellaneous items

       For miscellaneous items, $19,145,000, of which up to 
     $500,000 shall be made available for a pilot program for 
     mailings of postal patron postcards by Senators for the 
     purpose of providing notice of a town meeting by a Senator in 
     a county (or equivalent unit of local government) at which 
     the Senator will personally attend: Provided, That any amount 
     allocated to a Senator for such mailing shall not exceed 50 
     percent of the cost of the mailing and the remaining cost 
     shall be paid by the Senator from other funds available to 
     the Senator.

        senators' official personnel and office expense account

       For Senators' Official Personnel and Office Expense 
     Account, $425,000,000.

                          official mail costs

       For expenses necessary for official mail costs of the 
     Senate, $300,000.

                        Administrative Provision

           gross rate of compensation in offices of senators

       Section 1.  Effective on and after October 1, 2009, each of 
     the dollar amounts contained in the table under section 
     105(d)(1)(A) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 
     1968 (2 U.S.C. 61-1(d)(1)(A)) shall be deemed to be the 
     dollar amounts in that table, as adjusted by law and in 
     effect on September 30, 2009, increased by an additional 
     $50,000 each.

                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                         Salaries and Expenses

       For salaries and expenses of the House of Representatives, 
     $1,375,200,000, as follows:

                        house leadership offices

       For salaries and expenses, as authorized by law, 
     $25,881,000, including: Office of the Speaker, $5,077,000, 
     including $25,000 for official expenses of the Speaker; 
     Office of the Majority Floor Leader, $2,530,000, including 
     $10,000 for official expenses of the Majority Leader; Office 
     of the Minority Floor Leader, $4,565,000, including $10,000 
     for official expenses of the Minority Leader; Office of the 
     Majority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Majority Whip, 
     $2,194,000, including $5,000 for official expenses of the 
     Majority Whip; Office of the Minority Whip, including the 
     Chief Deputy Minority Whip, $1,690,000, including $5,000 for 
     official expenses of the Minority Whip; Speaker's Office for 
     Legislative Floor Activities, $517,000; Republican Steering 
     Committee, $981,000; Republican Conference, $1,748,000; 
     Republican Policy Committee, $362,000; Democratic Steering 
     and Policy Committee, $1,366,000; Democratic Caucus, 
     $1,725,000; nine minority employees, $1,552,000; training and 
     program development--majority, $290,000; training and program 
     development--minority, $290,000; Cloakroom Personnel--
     majority, $497,000; and Cloakroom Personnel--minority, 
     $497,000.

                  Members' Representational Allowances

   including members' clerk hire, official expenses of members, and 
                             official mail

       For Members' representational allowances, including 
     Members' clerk hire, official expenses, and official mail, 
     $660,000,000.

                          Committee Employees

                standing committees, special and select

       For salaries and expenses of standing committees, special 
     and select, authorized by House resolutions, $139,878,000: 
     Provided, That such amount shall remain available for such 
     salaries and expenses until December 31, 2010, except that 
     $1,000,000 of such amount shall remain available until 
     expended for committee room upgrading.

                      Committee on Appropriations

       For salaries and expenses of the Committee on 
     Appropriations, $31,300,000, including studies and 
     examinations of executive agencies and temporary personal 
     services for such committee, to be expended in accordance 
     with section 202(b) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 
     1946 and to be available for reimbursement to agencies for 
     services performed: Provided, That such amount shall remain 
     available for such salaries and expenses until December 31, 
     2010.

                    Salaries, Officers and Employees

       For compensation and expenses of officers and employees, as 
     authorized by law, $200,301,000, including: for salaries and 
     expenses of the Office of the Clerk, including not more than 
     $23,000, of which not more than $20,000 is for the Family 
     Room, for official representation and reception expenses, 
     $32,089,000 of which $4,600,000 shall remain available until 
     expended; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the 
     Sergeant at Arms, including the position of Superintendent of 
     Garages, and including not more than $3,000 for official 
     representation and reception expenses, $9,509,000; for 
     salaries and expenses of the Office of the Chief 
     Administrative Officer including not more than $3,000 for 
     official representation and reception expenses, $130,782,000, 
     of which $3,937,000 shall remain available until expended; 
     for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Inspector 
     General, $5,045,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office 
     of Emergency Planning, Preparedness and Operations, 
     $4,445,000, to remain available until expended; for salaries 
     and expenses of the Office of General Counsel, $1,415,000; 
     for the Office of the Chaplain, $179,000; for salaries and 
     expenses of the Office of the Parliamentarian, including the 
     Parliamentarian, $2,000 for preparing the Digest of Rules, 
     and not more than $1,000 for official representation and 
     reception expenses, $2,060,000; for salaries and expenses of 
     the Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the House, 
     $3,258,000; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the 
     Legislative Counsel of the House, $8,814,000; for salaries 
     and expenses of the Office of Interparliamentary Affairs, 
     $859,000; for other authorized employees, $1,249,000; and for 
     salaries and expenses of the Office of the Historian, 
     including the cost of the House Fellows Program (including 
     lodging and related expenses for visiting Program 
     participants), $597,000.

                        Allowances and Expenses

       For allowances and expenses as authorized by House 
     resolution or law, $317,840,000, including: supplies, 
     materials, administrative costs and Federal tort claims, 
     $3,948,000; official mail for committees, leadership offices, 
     and administrative offices of the House, $201,000; Government 
     contributions for health, retirement, Social Security, and 
     other applicable employee benefits, $278,278,000, including 
     employee tuition assistance benefit payments, $3,500,000, if 
     authorized, and employee child care benefit payments, 
     $1,000,000, if authorized; Business Continuity and Disaster 
     Recovery, $27,698,000, of which $9,000,000 shall remain 
     available until expended; transition activities for new 
     members and staff, $2,907,000; Wounded Warrior Program, 
     $2,500,000, to be derived from funding provided for this 
     purpose in Division G of Public Law 111-8; Office of 
     Congressional Ethics, $1,548,000; Energy Demonstration 
     Projects, $2,500,000, if authorized, to remain available 
     until expended; and miscellaneous items including purchase, 
     exchange, maintenance, repair and operation of House motor 
     vehicles, interparliamentary receptions, and gratuities to 
     heirs of deceased employees of the House, $760,000.

                           Child Care Center

       For salaries and expenses of the House of Representatives 
     Child Care Center, such amounts as are deposited in the 
     account established by section 312(d)(1) of the Legislative 
     Branch Appropriations Act, 1992 (2 U.S.C. 2062), subject to 
     the level specified in the budget of the Center, as submitted 
     to the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives.

                       Administrative Provisions

       Sec. 101. (a) Requiring Amounts Remaining in Members' 
     Representational Allowances to Be Used for Deficit Reduction 
     or to Reduce the Federal Debt.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, any amounts appropriated under this Act for 
     ``House of Representatives--Salaries and Expenses--Members' 
     Representational Allowances'' shall be available only for 
     fiscal year 2010. Any amount remaining after all payments are 
     made under such allowances for fiscal year 2010 shall be 
     deposited in the Treasury and used for deficit reduction (or, 
     if there is no Federal budget deficit after all such payments 
     have been made, for reducing the Federal debt, in such manner 
     as the Secretary of the Treasury considers appropriate).
       (b) Regulations.--The Committee on House Administration of 
     the House of Representatives shall have authority to 
     prescribe regulations to carry out this section.

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       (c) Definition.--As used in this section, the term ``Member 
     of the House of Representatives'' means a Representative in, 
     or a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress.
       Sec. 102.  Effective with respect to fiscal year 2010 and 
     each succeeding fiscal year, the aggregate amount otherwise 
     authorized to be appropriated for a fiscal year for the lump-
     sum allowance for each of the following offices is increased 
     as follows:
       (1) The allowance for the office of the Majority Whip is 
     increased by $96,000.
       (2) The allowance for the office of the Minority Whip is 
     increased by $96,000.

                              JOINT ITEMS

       For Joint Committees, as follows:

                        Joint Economic Committee

       For salaries and expenses of the Joint Economic Committee, 
     $4,814,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate.

                      Joint Committee on Taxation

       For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on 
     Taxation, $11,327,000, to be disbursed by the Chief 
     Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives. For 
     other joint items, as follows:

                   Office of the Attending Physician

       For medical supplies, equipment, and contingent expenses of 
     the emergency rooms, and for the Attending Physician and his 
     assistants, including: (1) an allowance of $2,175 per month 
     to the Attending Physician; (2) an allowance of $1,300 per 
     month to the Senior Medical Officer; (3) an allowance of $725 
     per month each to three medical officers while on duty in the 
     Office of the Attending Physician; (4) an allowance of $725 
     per month to two assistants and $580 per month each not to 
     exceed 11 assistants on the basis heretofore provided for 
     such assistants; and (5) $2,366,000 for reimbursement to the 
     Department of the Navy for expenses incurred for staff and 
     equipment assigned to the Office of the Attending Physician, 
     which shall be advanced and credited to the applicable 
     appropriation or appropriations from which such salaries, 
     allowances, and other expenses are payable and shall be 
     available for all the purposes thereof, $3,805,000, to be 
     disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of 
     Representatives.

             Office of Congressional Accessibility Services

                         salaries and expenses

       For salaries and expenses of the Office of Congressional 
     Accessibility Services, $1,377,000, to be disbursed by the 
     Secretary of the Senate.

                      Statements of Appropriations

       For the preparation, under the direction of the Committees 
     on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of 
     Representatives, of the statements for the first session of 
     the 111th Congress, showing appropriations made, indefinite 
     appropriations, and contracts authorized, together with a 
     chronological history of the regular appropriations bills as 
     required by law, $30,000, to be paid to the persons 
     designated by the chairmen of such committees to supervise 
     the work.

                             CAPITOL POLICE

                                Salaries

       For salaries of employees of the Capitol Police, including 
     overtime, hazardous duty pay differential, and Government 
     contributions for health, retirement, social security, 
     professional liability insurance, and other applicable 
     employee benefits, $267,203,000, to be disbursed by the Chief 
     of the Capitol Police or his designee.

                            General Expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Capitol Police, including 
     motor vehicles, communications and other equipment, security 
     equipment and installation, uniforms, weapons, supplies, 
     materials, training, medical services, forensic services, 
     stenographic services, personal and professional services, 
     the employee assistance program, the awards program, postage, 
     communication services, travel advances, relocation of 
     instructor and liaison personnel for the Federal Law 
     Enforcement Training Center, and not more than $5,000 to be 
     expended on the certification of the Chief of the Capitol 
     Police in connection with official representation and 
     reception expenses, $64,354,000, to be disbursed by the Chief 
     of the Capitol Police or his designee: Provided, That, 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, the cost of basic 
     training for the Capitol Police at the Federal Law 
     Enforcement Training Center for fiscal year 2010 shall be 
     paid by the Secretary of Homeland Security from funds 
     available to the Department of Homeland Security.

                        Administrative Provision

                           transfer authority

       Sec. 1001.  Amounts appropriated for fiscal year 2010 for 
     the Capitol Police may be transferred between the headings 
     ``Salaries'' and ``General expenses'' upon the approval of 
     the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate.

                          OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE

                         Salaries and Expenses

       For salaries and expenses of the Office of Compliance, as 
     authorized by section 305 of the Congressional Accountability 
     Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1385), $4,418,000, of which $883,990 
     shall remain available until September 30, 2011: Provided, 
     That not more than $500 may be expended on the certification 
     of the Executive Director of the Office of Compliance in 
     connection with official representation and reception 
     expenses.

                        Administrative Provision

          disposition of surplus or obsolete personal property

       Sec. 1101. (a) In General.--Title III of the Congressional 
     Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1381 et seq.) is amended 
     by inserting after section 305 the following:

     ``SEC. 306. DISPOSITION OF SURPLUS OR OBSOLETE PERSONAL 
                   PROPERTY.

       ``The Executive Director may, within the limits of 
     available appropriations, dispose of surplus or obsolete 
     personal property by interagency transfer, donation, or 
     discarding.''.
       (b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--The table of 
     contents for the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 
     U.S.C. 1301 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 
     305 the following:

``Sec. 306. Disposition of surplus or obsolete personal property.''.

       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2010, and each fiscal 
     year thereafter.

                      CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE

                         Salaries and Expenses

       For salaries and expenses necessary for operation of the 
     Congressional Budget Office, including not more than $6,000 
     to be expended on the certification of the Director of the 
     Congressional Budget Office in connection with official 
     representation and reception expenses, $45,165,000.

                        Administrative Provision

     executive exchange program for the congressional budget office

       Sec. 1201.  Section 1201 of the Legislative Branch 
     Appropriations Act, 2008 (2 U.S.C. 611 note; Public law 110-
     161; 121 Stat. 2238) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``3'' and inserting 
     ``5''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``3'' and inserting 
     ``5'';
       (2) by striking subsection (d), and redesignating 
     subsection (e) as subsection (d); and
       (3) in subsection (d) (as redesignated by this section), by 
     striking ``Subject to subsection (d), this'' and inserting 
     ``This''.

                        ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL

                         General Administration

       For salaries for the Architect of the Capitol, and other 
     personal services, at rates of pay provided by law; for 
     surveys and studies in connection with activities under the 
     care of the Architect of the Capitol; for all necessary 
     expenses for the general and administrative support of the 
     operations under the Architect of the Capitol including the 
     Botanic Garden; electrical substations of the Capitol, Senate 
     and House office buildings, and other facilities under the 
     jurisdiction of the Architect of the Capitol; including 
     furnishings and office equipment; including not more than 
     $5,000 for official reception and representation expenses, to 
     be expended as the Architect of the Capitol may approve; for 
     purchase or exchange, maintenance, and operation of a 
     passenger motor vehicle, $106,587,000, of which $5,400,000 
     shall remain available until September 30, 2014.

                            Capitol Building

       For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and 
     operation of the Capitol, $33,305,000, of which $6,499,000 
     shall remain available until September 30, 2014.

                            Capitol Grounds

       For all necessary expenses for care and improvement of 
     grounds surrounding the Capitol, the Senate and House office 
     buildings, and the Capitol Power Plant, $10,974,000, of which 
     $1,410,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2014.

                        Senate Office Buildings

       For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and 
     operation of Senate office buildings; and furniture and 
     furnishings to be expended under the control and supervision 
     of the Architect of the Capitol, $74,392,000, of which 
     $15,390,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2014.

                         House Office Buildings

       For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and 
     operation of the House office buildings, $100,466,000, of 
     which $53,360,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
     2014.

                          Capitol Power Plant

       For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and 
     operation of the Capitol Power Plant; lighting, heating, 
     power (including the purchase of electrical energy) and water 
     and sewer services for the Capitol, Senate and House office 
     buildings, Library of Congress buildings, and the grounds 
     about the same, Botanic Garden, Senate garage, and air 
     conditioning refrigeration not supplied from plants in any of 
     such buildings; heating the Government Printing Office and 
     Washington City Post Office, and heating and chilled water 
     for air conditioning for the Supreme Court Building, the 
     Union Station complex, the Thurgood Marshall Federal 
     Judiciary Building and the Folger Shakespeare Library, 
     expenses for which shall be advanced or reimbursed upon 
     request of the Architect of the Capitol and amounts so 
     received shall be deposited into the Treasury to the credit 
     of this appropriation, $118,597,000, of which $25,074,000 
     shall remain available until September 30, 2014: Provided, 
     That not more than $8,000,000 of the funds credited or to be 
     reimbursed to this appropriation as herein provided shall be 
     available for obligation during fiscal year 2010.

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                     Library Buildings and Grounds

       For all necessary expenses for the mechanical and 
     structural maintenance, care and operation of the Library 
     buildings and grounds, $40,754,000, of which $14,470,000 
     shall remain available until September 30, 2014.

             Capitol Police Buildings, Grounds and Security

       For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and 
     operation of buildings, grounds and security enhancements of 
     the United States Capitol Police, wherever located, the 
     Alternate Computer Facility, and AOC security operations, 
     $26,160,000, of which $7,050,000 shall remain available until 
     September 30, 2014.

                             Botanic Garden

       For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and 
     operation of the Botanic Garden and the nurseries, buildings, 
     grounds, and collections; and purchase and exchange, 
     maintenance, repair, and operation of a passenger motor 
     vehicle; all under the direction of the Joint Committee on 
     the Library, $11,898,000, of which $1,280,000 shall remain 
     available until September 30, 2014: Provided, That of the 
     amount made available under this heading, the Architect may 
     obligate and expend such sums as may be necessary for the 
     maintenance, care and operation of the National Garden 
     established under section 307E of the Legislative Branch 
     Appropriations Act, 1989 (2 U.S.C. 2146), upon vouchers 
     approved by the Architect or a duly authorized designee.

                         Capitol Visitor Center

       For all necessary expenses for the operation of the Capitol 
     Visitor Center, $22,756,000.

                       Administrative Provisions

          disposition of surplus or obsolete personal property

       Sec. 1301. (a) In General.--The Architect of the Capitol 
     shall have the authority, within the limits of available 
     appropriations, to dispose of surplus or obsolete personal 
     property by inter-agency transfer, donation, sale, trade-in, 
     or discarding. Amounts received for the sale or trade-in of 
     personal property shall be credited to funds available for 
     the operations of the Architect of the Capitol and be 
     available for the costs of acquiring the same or similar 
     property. Such funds shall be available for such purposes 
     during the fiscal year received and the following fiscal 
     year.
       (b) Effective Date.--This section shall apply with respect 
     to fiscal year 2010, and each fiscal year thereafter.

                 flexible and compressed work schedules

       Sec. 1302.  Chapter 61 of title 5, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in section 6121(1) by striking ``and the Library of 
     Congress'' and inserting ``the Library of Congress, the 
     Architect of the Capitol, and the Botanic Garden''; and
       (2) in section 6133(c) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) With respect to employees of the Architect of the 
     Capitol and the Botanic Garden, the authority granted to the 
     Office of Personnel Management under this subchapter shall be 
     exercised by the Architect of the Capitol.''.

             disabled veterans; noncompetitive appointment

       Sec. 1303.  Section 3112 of title 5, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(a)'' before ``Under''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(b) For purposes of this section, the term `agency' shall 
     include the Architect of the Capitol and the Botanic Garden. 
     With respect to the Architect of the Capitol and the Botanic 
     Garden, the authority granted to the Office of Personnel 
     Management under this section shall be exercised by the 
     Architect of the Capitol.''.

                acceptance of voluntary student services

       Sec. 1304. (a) Section 3111 of title 5, United States Code, 
     is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(e) For purposes of this section the term `agency' shall 
     include the Architect of the Capitol. With respect to the 
     Architect of the Capitol, the authority granted to the Office 
     of Personnel Management under this section shall be exercised 
     by the Architect of the Capitol.''.

                    botanic garden vendor contracts

       Sec. 1305.  Section 307E of the Legislative Branch 
     Appropriations Act, 1989 (2 U.S.C. 2146) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``an account entitled 
     `Botanic Garden, Gifts and Donations'.'' and inserting ``an 
     account entitled `Botanic Garden, Operations and 
     Maintenance'.'';
       (2) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and
       (3) by inserting after subsection (c) the following:
       ``(d) Contracts With Vendors.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Architect of the Capitol may enter 
     into a commission-based service contract with a vendor who, 
     notwithstanding section 5104(c) of title 40, United States 
     Code, may sell refreshments at the Botanic Garden and 
     National Garden.
       ``(2) Deposit and use of commissions.--Any amounts paid to 
     the Architect of the Capitol as a commission under paragraph 
     (1) shall be--
       ``(A) deposited in the account described under subsection 
     (b); and
       ``(B) available for operation and maintenance in the same 
     manner as provided under subsection (b).''.

                          LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

                         Salaries and Expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Library of Congress not 
     otherwise provided for, including development and maintenance 
     of the Library's catalogs; custody and custodial care of the 
     Library buildings; special clothing; cleaning, laundering and 
     repair of uniforms; preservation of motion pictures in the 
     custody of the Library; operation and maintenance of the 
     American Folklife Center in the Library; preparation and 
     distribution of catalog records and other publications of the 
     Library; hire or purchase of one passenger motor vehicle; and 
     expenses of the Library of Congress Trust Fund Board not 
     properly chargeable to the income of any trust fund held by 
     the Board, $441,033,000, of which not more than $6,000,000 
     shall be derived from collections credited to this 
     appropriation during fiscal year 2010, and shall remain 
     available until expended, under the Act of June 28, 1902 
     (chapter 1301; 32 Stat. 480; 2 U.S.C. 150) and not more than 
     $350,000 shall be derived from collections during fiscal year 
     2010 and shall remain available until expended for the 
     development and maintenance of an international legal 
     information database and activities related thereto: 
     Provided, That the Library of Congress may not obligate or 
     expend any funds derived from collections under the Act of 
     June 28, 1902, in excess of the amount authorized for 
     obligation or expenditure in appropriations Acts: Provided 
     further, That the total amount available for obligation shall 
     be reduced by the amount by which collections are less than 
     $6,350,000: Provided further, That of the total amount 
     appropriated, not more than $12,000 may be expended, on the 
     certification of the Librarian of Congress, in connection 
     with official representation and reception expenses for the 
     Overseas Field Offices: Provided further, That of the total 
     amount appropriated, $7,315,000 shall remain available until 
     expended for the digital collections and educational 
     curricula program: Provided further, That of the total amount 
     appropriated, $750,000 shall remain available until expended, 
     and shall be transferred to the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial 
     Commission for carrying out the purposes of Public Law 106-
     173, of which $10,000 may be used for official representation 
     and reception expenses of the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial 
     Commission: Provided further, That, $200,000 shall remain 
     available until expended for the purpose of preserving, 
     digitizing and making available historically and culturally 
     significant materials related to the development of Nebraska 
     and the American West, which amount shall be transferred to 
     the Durham Museum in Omaha, Nebraska.

                            Copyright Office

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Copyright Office, 
     $55,476,000, of which not more than $28,751,000, to remain 
     available until expended, shall be derived from collections 
     credited to this appropriation during fiscal year 2010 under 
     section 708(d) of title 17, United States Code: Provided, 
     That the Copyright Office may not obligate or expend any 
     funds derived from collections under such section, in excess 
     of the amount authorized for obligation or expenditure in 
     appropriations Acts: Provided further, That not more than 
     $5,861,000 shall be derived from collections during fiscal 
     year 2010 under sections 111(d)(2), 119(b)(2), 803(e), 1005, 
     and 1316 of such title: Provided further, That the total 
     amount available for obligation shall be reduced by the 
     amount by which collections are less than $34,612,000: 
     Provided further, That not more than $100,000 of the amount 
     appropriated is available for the maintenance of an 
     ``International Copyright Institute'' in the Copyright Office 
     of the Library of Congress for the purpose of training 
     nationals of developing countries in intellectual property 
     laws and policies: Provided further, That not more than 
     $4,250 may be expended, on the certification of the Librarian 
     of Congress, in connection with official representation and 
     reception expenses for activities of the International 
     Copyright Institute and for copyright delegations, visitors, 
     and seminars: Provided further, That notwithstanding any 
     provision of chapter 8 of title 17, United States Code, any 
     amounts made available under this heading which are 
     attributable to royalty fees and payments received by the 
     Copyright Office pursuant to sections 111, 119, and chapter 
     10 of such title may be used for the costs incurred in the 
     administration of the Copyright Royalty Judges program, with 
     the exception of the costs of salaries and benefits for the 
     Copyright Royalty Judges and staff under section 802(e).

                     Congressional Research Service

                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
     section 203 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 
     U.S.C. 166) and to revise and extend the Annotated 
     Constitution of the United States of America, $112,836,000: 
     Provided, That no part of such amount may be used to pay any 
     salary or expense in connection with any publication, or 
     preparation of material therefor (except the Digest of Public 
     General Bills), to be issued by the Library of Congress 
     unless such publication has obtained prior approval of either 
     the Committee on House Administration of the House of 
     Representatives or the Committee on Rules and Administration 
     of the Senate.

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             Books for the Blind and Physically Handicapped

                         salaries and expenses

       For salaries and expenses to carry out the Act of March 3, 
     1931 (chapter 400; 46 Stat. 1487; 2 U.S.C. 135a), 
     $70,182,000, of which $30,577,000 shall remain available 
     until expended: Provided, That of the total amount 
     appropriated, $650,000 shall be available to contract to 
     provide newspapers to blind and physically handicapped 
     residents at no cost to the individual.

                       Administrative Provisions

               reimbursable and revolving fund activities

       Sec. 1401. (a) In General.--For fiscal year 2010, the 
     obligational authority of the Library of Congress for the 
     activities described in subsection (b) may not exceed 
     $123,328,000.
       (b) Activities.--The activities referred to in subsection 
     (a) are reimbursable and revolving fund activities that are 
     funded from sources other than appropriations to the Library 
     in appropriations Acts for the legislative branch.
       (c) Transfer of Funds.--During fiscal year 2010, the 
     Librarian of Congress may temporarily transfer funds 
     appropriated in this Act, under the heading ``Library of 
     Congress'', under the subheading ``Salaries and Expenses'', 
     to the revolving fund for the FEDLINK Program and the Federal 
     Research Program established under section 103 of the Library 
     of Congress Fiscal Operations Improvement Act of 2000 (Public 
     Law 106-481; 2 U.S.C. 182c): Provided, That the total amount 
     of such transfers may not exceed $1,900,000: Provided 
     further, That the appropriate revolving fund account shall 
     reimburse the Library for any amounts transferred to it 
     before the period of availability of the Library 
     appropriation expires.

                           transfer authority

       Sec. 1402. (a) In General.--Amounts appropriated for fiscal 
     year 2010 for the Library of Congress may be transferred 
     during fiscal year 2010 between any of the headings under the 
     heading ``Library of Congress'' upon the approval of the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of 
     Representatives.
       (b) Limitation.--Not more than 10 percent of the total 
     amount of funds appropriated to the account under any heading 
     under the heading ``Library of Congress'' for fiscal year 
     2009 may be transferred from that account by all transfers 
     made under subsection (a).

      classification of library of congress positions above gs-15

       Sec. 1403.  Section 5108 of title 5, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(c) The Librarian of Congress may classify positions in 
     the Library of Congress above GS-15 under standards 
     established by the Office in subsection (a)(2).''.

  leave carryover for certain library of congress executive positions

       Sec. 1404.  Section 6304(f)(1) of title 5, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (F), by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (2) in subparagraph (G), by striking the period and 
     inserting ``; or'' and
       (3) by adding after subparagraph (G) the following:
       ``(H) a position in the Library of Congress the 
     compensation for which is set at a rate equal to the annual 
     rate of basic pay payable for positions at level III of the 
     Executive Schedule under section 5314.''.

                       GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

                   Congressional Printing and Binding

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For authorized printing and binding for the Congress and 
     the distribution of Congressional information in any format; 
     printing and binding for the Architect of the Capitol; 
     expenses necessary for preparing the semimonthly and session 
     index to the Congressional Record, as authorized by law 
     (section 902 of title 44, United States Code); printing and 
     binding of Government publications authorized by law to be 
     distributed to Members of Congress; and printing, binding, 
     and distribution of Government publications authorized by law 
     to be distributed without charge to the recipient, 
     $93,296,000: Provided, That this appropriation shall not be 
     available for paper copies of the permanent edition of the 
     Congressional Record for individual Representatives, Resident 
     Commissioners or Delegates authorized under section 906 of 
     title 44, United States Code: Provided further, That this 
     appropriation shall be available for the payment of 
     obligations incurred under the appropriations for similar 
     purposes for preceding fiscal years: Provided further, That 
     notwithstanding the 2-year limitation under section 718 of 
     title 44, United States Code, none of the funds appropriated 
     or made available under this Act or any other Act for 
     printing and binding and related services provided to 
     Congress under chapter 7 of title 44, United States Code, may 
     be expended to print a document, report, or publication after 
     the 27-month period beginning on the date that such document, 
     report, or publication is authorized by Congress to be 
     printed, unless Congress reauthorizes such printing in 
     accordance with section 718 of title 44, United States Code: 
     Provided further, That any unobligated or unexpended balances 
     in this account or accounts for similar purposes for 
     preceding fiscal years may be transferred to the Government 
     Printing Office revolving fund for carrying out the purposes 
     of this heading, subject to the approval of the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate.

                 Office of Superintendent of Documents

                         salaries and expenses

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For expenses of the Office of Superintendent of Documents 
     necessary to provide for the cataloging and indexing of 
     Government publications and their distribution to the public, 
     Members of Congress, other Government agencies, and 
     designated depository and international exchange libraries as 
     authorized by law, $40,911,000: Provided, That amounts of not 
     more than $2,000,000 from current year appropriations are 
     authorized for producing and disseminating Congressional 
     serial sets and other related publications for fiscal years 
     2008 and 2009 to depository and other designated libraries: 
     Provided further, That any unobligated or unexpended balances 
     in this account or accounts for similar purposes for 
     preceding fiscal years may be transferred to the Government 
     Printing Office revolving fund for carrying out the purposes 
     of this heading, subject to the approval of the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate.

               Government Printing Office Revolving Fund

       For payment to the Government Printing Office Revolving 
     Fund, $12,782,000 for information technology development and 
     facilities repair: Provided, That the Government Printing 
     Office is hereby authorized to make such expenditures, within 
     the limits of funds available and in accordance with law, and 
     to make such contracts and commitments without regard to 
     fiscal year limitations as provided by section 9104 of title 
     31, United States Code, as may be necessary in carrying out 
     the programs and purposes set forth in the budget for the 
     current fiscal year for the Government Printing Office 
     revolving fund: Provided further, That not more than $7,500 
     may be expended on the certification of the Public Printer in 
     connection with official representation and reception 
     expenses: Provided further, That the revolving fund shall be 
     available for the hire or purchase of not more than 12 
     passenger motor vehicles: Provided further, That expenditures 
     in connection with travel expenses of the advisory councils 
     to the Public Printer shall be deemed necessary to carry out 
     the provisions of title 44, United States Code: Provided 
     further, That the revolving fund shall be available for 
     temporary or intermittent services under section 3109(b) of 
     title 5, United States Code, but at rates for individuals not 
     more than the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic 
     pay for level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 
     of such title: Provided further, That activities financed 
     through the revolving fund may provide information in any 
     format: Provided further, That the revolving fund and the 
     funds provided under the headings ``Office of Superintendent 
     of Documents'' and ``Salaries and Expenses'' may not be used 
     for contracted security services at GPO's passport facility 
     in the District of Columbia.

                    GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE

                         Salaries and Expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Government Accountability 
     Office, including not more than $12,500 to be expended on the 
     certification of the Comptroller General of the United States 
     in connection with official representation and reception 
     expenses; temporary or intermittent services under section 
     3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, but at rates for 
     individuals not more than the daily equivalent of the annual 
     rate of basic pay for level IV of the Executive Schedule 
     under section 5315 of such title; hire of one passenger motor 
     vehicle; advance payments in foreign countries in accordance 
     with section 3324 of title 31, United States Code; benefits 
     comparable to those payable under sections 901(5), (6), and 
     (8) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4081(5), 
     (6), and (8)); and under regulations prescribed by the 
     Comptroller General of the United States, rental of living 
     quarters in foreign countries, $553,658,000: Provided, That 
     not more than $5,449,000 of payments received under section 
     782 of title 31, United States Code, shall be available for 
     use in fiscal year 2010: Provided further, That not more than 
     $2,350,000 of reimbursements received under section 9105 of 
     title 31, United States Code, shall be available for use in 
     fiscal year 2010: Provided further, That not more than 
     $7,423,000 of reimbursements received under section 3521 of 
     title 31, United States Code, shall be available for use in 
     fiscal year 2010: Provided further, That this appropriation 
     and appropriations for administrative expenses of any other 
     department or agency which is a member of the National 
     Intergovernmental Audit Forum or a Regional Intergovernmental 
     Audit Forum shall be available to finance an appropriate 
     share of either Forum's costs as determined by the respective 
     Forum, including necessary travel expenses of non-Federal 
     participants: Provided further, That payments hereunder to 
     the Forum may be credited as reimbursements to any 
     appropriation from which costs involved are initially 
     financed.

                        Administrative Provision

   repeal of certain audits, studies, and reviews of the government 
                         accountability office

       Sec. 1501. (a) Use of Funds in Projects Constructed Under 
     Projected Cost.--Section 211 of the Public Works and Economic 
     Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3151) is amended by 
     striking subsection (d).
       (b) Evaluation and Audit of National Transportation Safety 
     Board.--Section

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     1138 of title 49, United States Code, is repealed.
       (c) Local Educational Agency Spending Audits.--Section 1904 
     of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
     U.S.C. 6574) is repealed.
       (d) Audits of Small Business Participation in Construction 
     of the Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline.--Section 112 of the 
     Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline Act (15 U.S.C. 720j) is amended 
     by striking subsection (c).
       (e) Audits of Assistance Under Compacts of Free 
     Association.--Section 104(h) of the Compact of Free 
     Association Amendments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 1921c(h)) is 
     amended by striking paragraph (3).
       (f) Semiannual Audits of Independent Counsel 
     Expenditures.--The matter under the heading ``Salaries and 
     Expenses, General Legal Activities'' under the heading 
     ``Legal Activities'' under title II of the Department of 
     Justice Appropriation Act of 1988, (28 U.S.C. 591 note; 
     Public Law 100-202; 101 Stat. 1329, 1329-9) is amended by 
     striking ``Provided further, That the Comptroller General 
     shall perform semiannual financial reviews of expenditures 
     from the Independent Counsel permanent indefinite 
     appropriation, and report their findings to the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House and Senate:''.
       (g) Reports on Ambulance Service Costs.--Section 414 of the 
     Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization 
     Act of 2003 (Public Law 108-173) is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (f); and
       (2) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (f).

                OPEN WORLD LEADERSHIP CENTER TRUST FUND

       For a payment to the Open World Leadership Center Trust 
     Fund for financing activities of the Open World Leadership 
     Center under section 313 of the Legislative Branch 
     Appropriations Act, 2001 (2 U.S.C. 1151), $14,456,000.

                        Administrative Provision

                      open world leadership center

       Sec. 1601. (a) Board Membership.--Section 313(a)(2) of the 
     Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2001 (2 U.S.C. 
     1151(a)(2)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``members'' and 
     inserting ``Members of the House of Representatives''; and
       (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``members'' and 
     inserting ``Senators''.
       (b) Executive Director.--Section 313(d) of the Legislative 
     Branch Appropriations Act, 2001 (2 U.S.C. 1151(d)) is amended 
     in the first sentence by striking ``The Board shall appoint'' 
     and inserting ``On behalf of the Board, the Librarian of 
     Congress shall appoint''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
     shall apply with respect to--
       (1) appointments made on and after the date of enactment of 
     this Act; and
       (2) the remainder of the fiscal year in which enacted, and 
     each fiscal year thereafter.

   JOHN C. STENNIS CENTER FOR PUBLIC SERVICE TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT

       For payment to the John C. Stennis Center for Public 
     Service Development Trust Fund established under section 116 
     of the John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and 
     Development Act (2 U.S.C. 1105), $430,000.

                                TITLE II

                           GENERAL PROVISIONS

                maintenance and care of private vehicles

       Sec. 201.  No part of the funds appropriated in this Act 
     shall be used for the maintenance or care of private 
     vehicles, except for emergency assistance and cleaning as may 
     be provided under regulations relating to parking facilities 
     for the House of Representatives issued by the Committee on 
     House Administration and for the Senate issued by the 
     Committee on Rules and Administration.

                         fiscal year limitation

       Sec. 202.  No part of the funds appropriated in this Act 
     shall remain available for obligation beyond fiscal year 2010 
     unless expressly so provided in this Act.

                 rates of compensation and designation

       Sec. 203.  Whenever in this Act any office or position not 
     specifically established by the Legislative Pay Act of 1929 
     (46 Stat. 32 et seq.) is appropriated for or the rate of 
     compensation or designation of any office or position 
     appropriated for is different from that specifically 
     established by such Act, the rate of compensation and the 
     designation in this Act shall be the permanent law with 
     respect thereto: Provided, That the provisions in this Act 
     for the various items of official expenses of Members, 
     officers, and committees of the Senate and House of 
     Representatives, and clerk hire for Senators and Members of 
     the House of Representatives shall be the permanent law with 
     respect thereto.

                          consulting services

       Sec. 204.  The expenditure of any appropriation under this 
     Act for any consulting service through procurement contract, 
     under section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, shall be 
     limited to those contracts where such expenditures are a 
     matter of public record and available for public inspection, 
     except where otherwise provided under existing law, or under 
     existing Executive order issued under existing law.

                         awards and settlements

       Sec. 205.  Such sums as may be necessary are appropriated 
     to the account described in subsection (a) of section 415 of 
     the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 
     1415(a)) to pay awards and settlements as authorized under 
     such subsection.

                             costs of lbfmc

       Sec. 206.  Amounts available for administrative expenses of 
     any legislative branch entity which participates in the 
     Legislative Branch Financial Managers Council (LBFMC) 
     established by charter on March 26, 1996, shall be available 
     to finance an appropriate share of LBFMC costs as determined 
     by the LBFMC, except that the total LBFMC costs to be shared 
     among all participating legislative branch entities (in such 
     allocations among the entities as the entities may determine) 
     may not exceed $2,000.

                        limitation on transfers

       Sec. 207.  None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality 
     of the United States Government, except pursuant to a 
     transfer made by, or transfer authority provided in, this Act 
     or any other appropriation Act.

                      guided tours of the capitol

       Sec. 208. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), none of 
     the funds made available to the Architect of the Capitol in 
     this Act may be used to eliminate guided tours of the United 
     States Capitol which are led by employees and interns of 
     offices of Members of Congress and other offices of the House 
     of Representatives and Senate.
       (b) At the direction of the Capitol Police Board, or at the 
     direction of the Architect of the Capitol with the approval 
     of the Capitol Police Board, guided tours of the United 
     States Capitol which are led by employees and interns 
     described in subsection (a) may be suspended temporarily or 
     otherwise subject to restriction for security or related 
     reasons to the same extent as guided tours of the United 
     States Capitol which are led by the Architect of the Capitol.

   compliance date relating to certain violations of osha within the 
                           legislative branch

       Sec. 209.  Section 215(c) of the Congressional 
     Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1341(c)) is amended by 
     striking paragraph (6).
        This Act may be cited as the ``Legislative Branch 
     Appropriations Act, 2010''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1366. Mr. McCAIN proposed an amendment to amendment SA 1365 
proposed by Mr. Nelson of Nebraska (for himself and Ms. Murkowski) to 
the bill H.R. 2918, making appropriations for the Legislation Branch 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes; 
as follows:

       On page 27, strike lines 5 through 10 and insert 
     ``mission.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1367. Mr. DeMINT submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 2918, making appropriations for the Legislative 
Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. AUDIT REFORM AND TRANSPARENCY FOR THE BOARD OF 
                   GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (b) of section 714 of title 31, 
     United States Code, is amended by striking all after ``shall 
     audit an agency'' and inserting a period.
       (b) Audit.--Section 714 of title 31, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(e) Audit and Report of the Federal Reserve System.--
       ``(1) In general.--The audit of the Board of Governors of 
     the Federal Reserve System and the Federal reserve banks 
     under subsection (b) shall be completed before the end of 
     2010.
       ``(2) Report.--
       ``(A) Required.--A report on the audit referred to in 
     paragraph (1) shall be submitted by the Comptroller General 
     to the Congress before the end of the 90-day period beginning 
     on the date on which such audit is completed and made 
     available to the Speaker of the House, the majority and 
     minority leaders of the House of Representatives, the 
     majority and minority leaders of the Senate, the Chairman and 
     Ranking Member of the committee and each subcommittee of 
     jurisdiction in the House of Representatives and the Senate, 
     and any other Member of Congress who requests it.
       ``(B) Contents.--The report under subparagraph (A) shall 
     include a detailed description of the findings and conclusion 
     of the Comptroller General with respect to the audit that is 
     the subject of the report, together with such recommendations 
     for legislative or administrative action as the Comptroller 
     General may determine to be appropriate.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 1368. Mr. DeMINT submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 2918, making appropriations for the Legislative 
Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

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     SEC. ___. ENGRAVINGS IN THE CAPITOL VISITOR CENTER.

       (a) Engraving Required.--The Architect of the Capitol shall 
     engrave the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag and the National 
     Motto of ``In God We Trust'' in the Capitol Visitor Center, 
     in accordance with the engraving plan described in subsection 
     (b).
       (b) Engraving Plan.--The engraving plan described in this 
     subsection is a plan setting forth the design and location of 
     the engraving required under subsection (a) which is prepared 
     by the Architect of the Capitol and approved by the Committee 
     on Rules and Administration of the Senate and the Committee 
     on House Administration of the House of Representatives.

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